Archives: Team Members

Heather Culbert is the former Senior VP of Corporate Services of Enerplus Corporation, a mid-sized oil and gas company. Over her 27 years in the oil and gas sector, Ms. Culbert has held senior management positions at Cody Energy, Suncor and for clients of her own IT Management Consulting firm. During Heather’s tenure at Enerplus, she developed significant expertise in all aspects of the oil and gas business, including a specialization in merger and acquisition integration, strategic planning and corporate performance.

Heather serves on the Board of Export Development Canada (past Vice Chair and Chair of HR Committee), and was recently appointed to the Board of The Fraser Institute. She also serves as Chair of United Way Worldwide Leadership Council, based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Past Board experience includes being a director of Whitecap Energy, Chair of ARIAC (Alberta Research and Innovation Advisory Council), as past Board Chair of the SAIT Board of Governors and as a co-fellow of the Jarislowsky Foundation, benefiting the MBA program of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

Heather also has the distinction of being the co-founder of Board Ready Women and Axis Connects, both organizations whose purpose is to the advancement of women; one focused on boards and the other to advance career opportunities for women through network connections. As a recipient of the Governor General Award for volunteerism, she is proud to have the privilege of being a presiding judge for Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies.

In 2014 Heather was awarded a SAIT Honorary Bachelor of Science Degree. She is a graduate of the Queens Executive Program, SAIT Computer Technology and technology management courses at Northeastern University.

Heather is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors and has achieved the ICD.D designation and has also completed her Competent Boards ESG certification, and received the GCB.D designation.

Rob is focused on the origination, structuring and execution of new investment opportunities. His responsibilities include deal origination, structuring and execution, portfolio monitoring and exit. Rob currently represents ARC on the boards of KANATA Energy Group Ltd. and Longshore Resources Ltd.

Rob joined ARC in 2000 with a reservoir engineering background and prior experience in global exploration and production operations. He has a Master of Business Administration from the European University, The Hague, Netherlands and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Management Summa Cum Laude from McMaster University. He is a Professional Engineer and a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Ken Truscott graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981. After joining Texaco Canada Resources Ltd. he worked in numerous functions before taking on a negotiations role. At Texaco, he worked in Canada, Latin America and West Africa. After returning to Canada, Mr. Truscott joined Imperial Oil where he was the Lead Negotiator for Imperial’s major divestment program from 1990 to 1993. Subsequent to that assignment he joined Remington Energy Ltd as Vice President, Land which was sold in 1999. In 1999, he joined Chain Energy Limited in the capacity of Vice President Land & COO which was subsequently sold in 2002. In 2002, Mr. Truscott founded Morpheus Energy Limited, a private oil and gas exploration company, as President and CEO. Morpheus was sold in April 2006. He joined Crew Energy Ltd. in 2007 as Senior Vice President, Land and Business Development where he remained until his retirement in March 2018. He has since served on the Board of Directors of Catapult Water Midstream since June 2018.

Mr. Truscott previously served on the Board of Governors of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC) as well on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Calgary.

Peter currently holds the position of Senior Vice-President at ARC Financial Corp. He is focused on the origination, structuring and execution of new investment opportunities in the Canadian oilfield services industry. His responsibilities also include monitoring and providing support to ARC’s portfolio companies through all stages of their life. He has been with the firm since 2009, and spent his first four years covering the E&P sector. Peter has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and is also a CFA charterholder.

Michael M. Shaw retired as managing director of Global Enterprises ATCO Group after a 30 year career. Michael was instrumental in expanding ATCO Group into a $9 billion corporation. His career with ATCO Group included a number of executive-level positions, including president of ATCO Structures, ATCO Midstream, and ATCO Frontec. Michael is currently a Director of Catapult Environmental, Aviva Canada Inc, and ITC Construction Group. Michael is also Chairman of Great Western Brewing Company. He is the Past Honorary Colonel of the Calgary Highlanders and the Past Chairman of the Calgary Highlanders Regimental Funds Foundation. He previously served as a Director of Chariot Carriers and is Past Chairman of the Calgary Science Centre, Past President of the Calgary Petroleum Club and past Chair of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.  He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.